My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Soon, Song Yuanzhi returned with the news.

"Sir, as you requested, we have found out about three sick women. One of them is a woman who has just given birth. We heard that she had a difficult childbirth and that she was seriously injured after the baby was born."

The family has already begun preparing for the funeral. The woman was the legitimate daughter of a collateral branch of the Cui family, and she married into the Shen family, which was slightly less wealthy than the Cui family.

Song Yuanzhi said, "I think this Mrs. Shen is very suitable. Firstly, Mrs. Shen is a girl from a collateral branch of the Cui family, so news about her is likely to reach the ears of the Cui family head."

On the other hand, the Shen family is currently making a huge fuss, and if they manage to save the person, it will be even more impactful.

Pei Zhengqing nodded and said, "Your analysis makes a lot of sense, but the Shen family is already making preparations for their funeral, which means that the woman is probably not far from death. It is also very risky to attack her. Tell me about the situation of the other two women."

Song Yuanzhi said, "The other two women are both chronically ill. One is in her thirties and the other is in her fifties. The woman in her thirties is Lu's cousin, and the woman in her fifties is Cui's aunt. Both of them have some connection with the Cui family and are people that Cui Yang is likely to pay attention to."

Pei Zhengqing was at a loss for what to do.

Song Yuanzhi remained silent so as not to interfere with the adults' decision.

Pei Zhengqing thought for a moment, then looked at his subordinates and said, "What do you think His Majesty would decide if he were here, and which one would he choose to start with?"

Mentioning His Majesty stirred a sense of excitement in everyone. Someone blurted out, "If His Majesty were here, she would have saved all of us. His Majesty is so powerful, she wouldn't be like us."

Upon hearing his words, Pei Zhengqing's tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed. He smiled and said, "My thinking was too narrow. How could I not have thought of that? Fortunately, Xu Xu reminded me."

Xu Xu was a little confused. What had he reminded the adults of?

Pei Zhengqing said, "Go and prepare. We need to deliver the medicine to three people at the same time."

Song Yuanzhi said, "Sir, what if it doesn't work for all three people..."

Pei Zhengqing said, "It doesn't matter if it doesn't work for all three of them. As long as one of them gets better, I believe Cui Yang will come to us on his own initiative."

He despised those who offered fake medicine, nearly costing his wife her life. He didn't despise the real, life-saving medicine.

Song Yuanzhi said, "Sir is right. Once one of them takes our medicine and it works, he won't let the opportunity pass. We can then take the chance to talk business with him."

Xu Xu asked, "My lord, how did we deliver the medicine to them?"

Pei Zhengqing thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to hide our identities anymore. Just say that it's a divine medicine bestowed by His Majesty the Divine Lord. We encountered difficulties, so we brought this important medicine to exchange for food."

Xu Xu said, "I'm afraid no one will believe us, and they'll just kick us out as charlatans."

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, how could they have believed that His Majesty was a deity?

And these foreigners certainly wouldn't believe it.

Pei Zhengqing said, "We can make it clear to them that we will pay them after the medicine takes effect, and if the medicine is ineffective, we will not ask for anything."

“Sir, this is a good idea. They’ll try the medicine first and then pay us. They’ll definitely be willing to give it a try,” Song Yuanzhi said. “I’ll take some men to the Shen family right away.”

Pei Zhengqing said, "Bring Jinniang and the others along."

Since they are men, it might be inconvenient for them to interact with the women in the inner quarters. Jinniang, being a woman herself, would be more convenient to bring along.

At this moment, he couldn't help but praise Ji Yunshuang's wisdom in his heart once again.

It was precisely because she was unconventional in her hiring practices, regardless of gender, that they were able to get promoted as long as they had the ability. This made things much easier for them this time.

Song Yuanzhi and his group split up to carry out their plans, while the merchants sent out by Pei Zhengqing quickly opened up the market in Canglan Kingdom by utilizing the goods they had.

The ornaments that Ji Yunshuang gave them were things that people of this era had never seen before.

These ornaments were an instant hit as soon as they were brought out.

Especially those sparkly rhinestones, which glittered when worn. As soon as they were taken out, they caused a sensation in the capital of Canglan Kingdom.

The noble ladies of Canglan Kingdom take pride in owning a sparkling piece of jewelry.

Even nobles in the palace would spend a fortune to buy one of these unique necklaces or earrings to compete for the emperor's favor.

Upon Emperor Xuanzhao's death, his younger brother, Prince Jing, received the news. He launched a coup, seized control of the crown prince, usurped the throne of Canglan Kingdom, and proclaimed himself Emperor Shengwen.

Although Emperor Shengwen was thirty-five years old this year, he had few children. After ascending the throne, he mainly did two things.

First, he suppressed the Crown Prince's power and those former officials who supported Emperor Xuanzhao. Second, he expanded his harem.

Among those brought into the harem were the legitimate daughters of high-ranking officials and beautiful women.

Emperor Shengwen is now thirty-five years old, but he only has two daughters. If anyone were to give birth to a son, he could become the eldest son of the emperor, and even more likely, the future crown prince.

Not to mention the concubines and noble ladies in the palace who were anxious, many ministers also supported their own family members to compete for the emperor's favor for the sake of their own prosperity.

Besides the jewelry being a hit in the capital, the various ointments, snacks, skincare products, perfumes, and beauty-enhancing herbal teas they brought were also extremely popular.

Besides jewelry, skincare products, herbal teas, and perfumes are the best-selling items.

Especially skincare products and herbal teas.

In the beginning, ministers would buy skincare products and beauty-enhancing herbal teas and send them to the palace for their women to help them gain favor.

Later, other noblewomen in the palace discovered this and also sent their servants to buy it.

These products were several times more expensive than the rouge and face powder sold in the market, but they were said to make people more beautiful and help them win favor with the emperor. The noble ladies in the palace did not care about the price and paid for them one after another.

Ji Yunshuang had originally given them money to buy grain.

However, they only used a small portion of the money Ji Yunshuang gave them. This money was mainly used in the early stages to purchase shops and build relationships. After the shops opened in the capital of Canglan, it was as if silver was flowing into their shops every day.

They basically stopped using the money Ji Yunshuang gave them and instead spent the money they earned from selling goods.

Unsure of the situation on Song Yuanzhi's side, they took the money to buy grain, then formed a caravan to secretly transport the grain to Beiguan.

Their commotion was quite significant, naturally attracting the attention of Emperor Shengwen. His men quickly ascertained where they were from and what they had done.

After listening to his subordinates' report, Emperor Shengwen remained silent for a long time.

After Su Qi finished reporting and waited a while, seeing that the emperor still hadn't given any orders, he asked, "Your Majesty, should I send men to arrest them all?"

He said cautiously, "Although the people sent to investigate the caravan have not yet returned, based on my judgment, they are sending the grain to the North Pass."

Although they started the war, it's really going too far for them to come to Canglan Kingdom to buy grain and send it to Beiguan to support their Beiguan soldiers.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Shengwen said calmly, "Why are you arresting people?"